Abstract
The present study examined whether childhood sexual trauma moderated the relationships between dissociation and both problematic college drinking and alcohol-induced blackouts among a sample of college females (N = 156). Cross-sectional data were consistent with the moderation hypotheses. Simple effects showed that the relationship between dissociation and blackout frequency as well as problematic drinking only existed among those with sexual trauma histories (p <.035), but not among those reporting no sexual trauma exposure (p =.333). Findings implicate the use of alcohol as a possible maladaptive coping mechanism among college females with childhood sexual trauma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-284 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2008 |
Keywords
- Blackout
- Childhood sexual abuse
- Dissociation
- Problematic drinking
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health